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'Torture Report': A Closer Look At When And What President Bush KnewA Senate investigation says President George W. Bush was not briefed on the specifics of how the CIA interrogated terrorism suspects until four years into the program. Bush denies that.Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:58:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/16/369876047/torture-report-a-closer-look-at-when-and-what-president-bush-knew?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/16/369876047/torture-report-a-closer-look-at-when-and-what-president-bush-knewA Senate investigation says President George W. Bush was not briefed on the specifics of how the CIA interrogated terrorism suspects until four years into the program. Bush denies that.

]]>Eyder PeraltaAs Torture Report's Release Nears, CIA And Opponents Ready ResponsesThe Senate's release will focus on case studies of the treatment, at times brutal, of 20 or so high-value detainees in the counterterrorism efforts following 9/11, and whether those methods paid off.Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:00:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/2014/12/09/369536790/as-torture-reports-release-nears-cia-and-opponents-ready-responses?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/2014/12/09/369536790/as-torture-reports-release-nears-cia-and-opponents-ready-responsesThe Senate's release will focus on case studies of the treatment, at times brutal, of 20 or so high-value detainees in the counterterrorism efforts following 9/11, and whether those methods paid off.

]]>Carrie JohnsonU.S. Boosts Security At Facilities Ahead Of 'Torture Report' ReleaseThe White House says the report "could lead to a greater risk" to U.S. facilities and individuals around the world, but that the president supported the Senate's release scheduled for Tuesday.Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:54:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/08/369370463/u-s-boosts-security-at-facilities-ahead-of-torture-reports-release?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/08/369370463/u-s-boosts-security-at-facilities-ahead-of-torture-reports-releaseThe White House says the report "could lead to a greater risk" to U.S. facilities and individuals around the world, but that the president supported the Senate's release scheduled for Tuesday.

]]>Krishnadev CalamurCongress Clashes Over Release Of CIA 'Torture Report'Senate Democrats plan to release the long-withheld report on interrogation techniques this week, but the State Department wants more delay because of feared repercussions — both at home and overseas.Mon, 08 Dec 2014 02:45:00 -0500http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/07/369262235/congress-clashes-over-release-of-cia-torture-report?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/07/369262235/congress-clashes-over-release-of-cia-torture-reportSenate Democrats plan to release the long-withheld report on interrogation techniques this week, but the State Department wants more delay because of feared repercussions — both at home and overseas.

]]>Lauren HodgesFormer CIA Officials Denied Chance To Preview 'Torture' Report The report, along with a CIA rebuttal, is the most detailed accounting of a set of controversial interrogation, rendition and detention practices the CIA carried out after the Sept. 11 attacks.Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:36:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/2014/07/26/335483947/former-cia-officials-denied-chance-to-preview-torture-report?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/26/335483947/former-cia-officials-denied-chance-to-preview-torture-reportThe report, along with a CIA rebuttal, is the most detailed accounting of a set of controversial interrogation, rendition and detention practices the CIA carried out after the Sept. 11 attacks.

]]>The Associated PressNew Torture And Rendition Allegations Surface Against The U.S.Human Rights Watch has issued a new report alleging the U.S. detained 14 men from Libya in third countries without charge and then abused and tortured them. The abuse allegedly included waterboarding. Many of the detainees have key positions in the new Libyan government.Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:18:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/06/160668227/new-torture-and-rendition-allegations-surface-against-the-u-s?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/06/160668227/new-torture-and-rendition-allegations-surface-against-the-u-sHuman Rights Watch has issued a new report alleging the U.S. detained 14 men from Libya in third countries without charge and then abused and tortured them. The abuse allegedly included waterboarding. Many of the detainees have key positions in the new Libyan government.

]]>Korva Coleman'Torture Centers' Stretch Across Syria, Human Rights Watch ReportsThe watchdog group says interviews with hundreds of former detainees and defectors show that an "archipelago of torture centers" has been created. Opponents of the Assad regime report being beaten, sexually assaulted and subjected to mock executions.Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:20:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/03/156179079/torture-centers-stretch-across-syria-human-rights-watch-reports?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/03/156179079/torture-centers-stretch-across-syria-human-rights-watch-reportsThe watchdog group says interviews with hundreds of former detainees and defectors show that an "archipelago of torture centers" has been created. Opponents of the Assad regime report being beaten, sexually assaulted and subjected to mock executions.

]]>Mark MemmottOn 9/11 Anniversary, The Case Against TortureCharles and Gregory Fried, father and son, the former a Reagan solicitor general, the latter, a philosophy professor, argue against torture in their new book, saying it is never permissible. But they differ on whether officials should be prosecuted.Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:24:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/09/10/129785867/with-9-11-anniversary-as-background-the-case-against-torture?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/09/10/129785867/with-9-11-anniversary-as-background-the-case-against-tortureCharles and Gregory Fried, father and son, the former a Reagan solicitor general, the latter, a philosophy professor, argue against torture in their new book, saying it is never permissible. But they differ on whether officials should be prosecuted.

]]>Frank JamesYour Voices Have Been Heard For the record, I have brought this issue and the volume of comments to the attention of NPR's top editorial staff.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:31:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/06/torture_round_two.html?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/06/torture_round_two.htmlFor the record, I have brought this issue and the volume of comments to the attention of NPR's top editorial staff.

]]>Alicia C. ShepardHarsh Interrogation Techniques or Torture?The Ombudsman's office has received a slew of emails challenging NPR's policy of using the words "harsh interrogation tactics" or "enhanced interrogation techniques" to describe the treatment of terrorism suspects under the Bush administration. ...Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:37:00 -0400http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/06/harsh_interrogation_techniques.html?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=torture
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/06/harsh_interrogation_techniques.htmlThe Ombudsman's office has received a slew of emails challenging NPR's policy of using the words "harsh interrogation tactics" or "enhanced interrogation techniques" to describe the treatment of terrorism suspects under the Bush administration. ...